Lot 189, Auction 4/26/2024: Large Mississippian Bowl, Dallas Plain Type
$828.75
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Native American, Southern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1140 to 1420 CE. Pottery bowl of sizable form constructed using lengthy pottery coils and paddle molding. The hemispherical vessel features a round but relatively stable base, tall walls, and a thick rim studded with 4 pairs of lug handles. This is likely a Dallas Plain type, tempered with small to medium crushed white shell fragments, and exhibits hues of red-orange, cream, beige, and dark firing clouds. Size: 10.74″ Diameter x 7.75″ H (27.3 cm x 19.7 cm)
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Condition: Professional repair and restoration, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Abrasions and light pitting, otherwise in nice condition. Great size.
Provenance: private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000
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